German specialist tuning firm Edo Competition has turned its attention to Maserati MC12, claiming to have reworked the dramatic supercar's already powerful engine and dynamic chassis, boosting power by 70 bhp and raising the top speed to 370 km/h.

The increase in output to around 70 bhp  that Edo Competition's engineers have achieved is done so by incorporating a new sport catalyser, a new rear exhaust box, new suction facility, sport air filters and electronic tuning. The final exhaust boxes are now made out of high-grade steel with a flap control system operated by remote maintenance, and new final pipes in carbon fibre. The uprated braking assembly now features ceramic composite material brake discs which are 396 mm at the front and 360 mm at the rear, as well as the use of special material brake pads.

The Edo Competition tuned MC12 also features its alloy wheels finished in the car's overall colour paint at the front and rear; a new tyre pressure control system which displays the air pressure and tyre temperature of each individual wheel; and headlight covers which are fabricated out of Makrolon. Design modifications centre around a KW tuned chassis which is now adjustable during course and compression phases: high and low speed.

The MC12's weight has been reduced by a very healthy 100 kg. The seats, external mirrors and the steering wheel are all now lighter while new development parts have been incorporated, changes going right down to lightweight construction screws being fitted instead of standard steel screws. The weight saving extends to lightweight construction wheel rims made by BBS and fitted with Michelin 255/35 19 tyres at the front and 335/30 20 at the rear (FA: 9 x 19"and RA: 13 x 20").
 

Other modifications made by Edo Competition to the MC12 include a fuel system which features cooling, and a 8 kg sport clutch. Edo Karabegovic, is the founder the German based Edo Competition Motorsport GmbH. Following his training while working for a famous Ferrari workshop in the south of Germany, he went on to work with different racing teams all around the world. He soon started to perfect Ferrari and Porsche models technically and visually, and to him in this task, the experiences from the racing sports were very helpful. For the last seven year Christian Heitgreß has been the foreman and director of the team.

Backing their reputation with results, in 1998, 1999 and 2000 Edo Competition won the Team Ferrari Porsche Challenge. In 2001, after the end of the racing season, the team built a spectacular simulation of a Porsche 996 GT3-R designed for street use. This project was really the beginning of the firm's now established direction of crafting individual dream cars out of standard vehicles, which has now resulted in the Edo Competition MC12.

Edo Competition Maserati MC12 - Technical Data: Eengine V12 cylinder; Max Power ca. 700 bhp(514 kW) at 8,200 rpm; Max. Torque ca. 715 Nm  at 5,800 rpm; Max. Speed > 370 km/h; 0 – 100 km/h ca. 3,5s; 0 – 200 km/h ca. 9,5s; 0 – 300 km/h ca. 22,0s